Display-rack.



F. A. STECHER.

DISPLAY RACK. APPLICATION FILED`FEB.5.1915.

1,230,234.. Patented June 19, 1917.

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ENEEEE STATES PATENT @EEEE FRANK A. STECHER, OIE ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO STECI-IER. LITHOGRAPHIC CO., OF ROCHESTER, NEW' YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Application led February 5, 1915.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. S'rnorinn, of Rochester; in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display- Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the ac` companying drawings, forming apart of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My invention has for its object to afford an improved form of display rack which is particularly adapted to the type of rotary stands which are employed for carrying and exhibiting souvenir post cards, and other cards; or articles of a like nature. More particularly the invention has for its purpose to provide a construction that can be manufactured at a reasonable cost and readily assembled7 while at the same time imparting the requisite amount of strength and durability to the structure. To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end-of the specification.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view;

Fig. 4f is a vertical section on the line la-4a of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical sectional view, and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view showing a series of cards in position.

Similar reference numerals in the several figures indicate the same parts.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a base 1 which carries a vertical post or standard 2 on which is rotatably mounted the frame carrying the articles to be exhibited. rIhe standard 2 is provided with a transversely arranged pin or rod 3 which supports a plate 4l, the latter in turn constituting a support for the display framev now to be described.

The rack or frame may be made up of any desired number of sections, according to the size required, and is preferably of starshaped formation in cross section, as shown Specification of Letters Patent. Patentgd Jun@ 19 1917 Serial N0. 6,352.

partitions 6 which extend beyond the vertical walls and provide the shelves or shelflike portions 7 which are adapted to support one or more cards on edge; or to retain any other suitable articles. Each of the partitions 6 is provided with a central opening 8 to receive the post '2, already mentioned, and includes a series of narrow openings or slots suitably arranged to receive coperating tabs or projectionson thev vertical walls which are thereby held in detachable relation to the horizontal partitions.

9 designate tabs or extensions carried by the vertical walls, each of said walls being provided with a series of such tabs extending from its upper and lower edges and arranged to engage the corresponding partition in the manner shown in Fig. 4, where the lowermost tabs of one partition overlap the uppermost tabs of the wall below and liein front of the same. This arrangement serves to retain the parts in sufficiently rigid relation to each other.

It is desirable to provide some form of spacing means for holding the dierent sets of cards in proper separated relation, and to this end I employ spacing members l0 which are preferably formed integral with the vertical walls. and are struck out therefrom in the manner shown in Figs. l and 3. The spacing members may be arranged in pairs, the members of each pair being oppositely disposed, and arranged intermediate the adjacent, or overlying and underlying horizontal partitions. The spacing members are also preferably arranged at the innermost points of the vertical walls; whereby each horizontal partition affords a shelf-like portion embracing eight sections or compartments for receiving cards; one of which appears in detail in Fig. 6. It will of course be obvious that the construction is not to be limited to this particular arrangement, since it may be adopted in connection with a threesided form or any other desirable configuration.

l1 designate retaining wires which extend from the top to the bottom of the rack, passing through openings in the shelf-like portions of the respective horizontal partitions, and arranged in front of the vertical walls, as shownl in Figs. l and 3. The wires ll may be secured in any convenient manner, as by twisting any two ends together, and serve a double function. Primarily they act to form pockets for the cards or articles to be exhibited, by affording a iront support against which the cards may rest, as shown in Fig. 6, while they also brace the entire structure and hold the parts in more or less rigid engagement. The vertical walls and horizontal partitions are preferably made of cardboard or heavy paper, or ber, and the structure may be formed of any other suitable material, if desirable. The arrangement which I have described affords a unique and Simple construction7 which is' exceedinglyV eilicient for the particular purposes contemplated, and an be manufactured at a very low cost, thus adapting it especially for a class of trade tolxvhich a more ezpensive style of rack would not be availa le.

l claim as my invention:

1. In display rack, the combination with a series of vertical walls arranged one above the other, of horizontal partitions disposed between the vertical walls and provided with a series of slots, the vertical Walls having tabs or extensions in engagement with the slots7 Asaid horizontal partitions extending laterally beyond the vertical walls and forming shelves, and retaining wires extending vertically through the said shelves and in front of the' vertical walls.

2. In a display rack, the combination with a series of vertical walls arranged one above the other. of horizontal partitions disposed between the vertical walls and provided 'with a series of slots, the vertical walls having ta'bs or extensions in engagement with the slots, said horizontal partitions extending laterally beyond the vertical walls and forming shelves.` retaining wires extending vertically through thezsaid shelves and in front of the' vertical walls', and spacing members formed on the vertical walls intermediate the horizontal partitions and consisting of integral struck-out portions.`

. FRANK A. STEGHER.

Vitnesses 1 TH'iio. F. BROWN, CHAs. A. BOLLER.

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